snails

英 [sneɪlz]

美 [sneɪlz]

n.  蜗牛
snail的复数

柯林斯词典

• 蜗牛
  Asnailis a small animal with a long, soft body, no legs, and a spiral-shaped shell. Snails move very slowly.
• PHRASE 慢吞吞地;缓慢地
  If you say that someone does somethingat a snail's pace, you are emphasizing that they are doing it very slowly, usually when you think it would be better if they did it much more quickly.
  1. The train was moving now at a snail's pace...
     火车这会儿走得跟蜗牛一样慢。
  2. The economy grew at a snail's pace in the first three months of this year.
     今年第一季度经济增速缓慢。

双语例句

• Other harvested shellfish include clams ( Anadara sp.), oysters ( Crassostrea tulipa), mussels and snails.
  其它捕获的贝类包括蛤（Anadarasp.）、牡蛎（Crassostreatulipa）、贻贝和蜗牛。
• Most snails have shells on their backs.
  大多数蜗牛背上有壳。
• Elizabeth had been collecting snails for a school project
  伊丽莎白一直在为完成学校的一份课题作业收集蜗牛。
• I have always believed that the snails will be successful.
  我就一直相信，蜗牛会成功的。
• Walrus feed on clams, snails and other bottom dwellers.
  海象以蛤蜊、蜗牛和其他海底生物为食。
• Any of several inedible snails of the genus Helix; often destructive pests.
  螺旋属中的几种不能食用的蜗牛；是经常具有破坏性的害虫。
• Who brought some snails to his grandmother in Miami.
  给在迈阿密的祖母带了一些当地的蜗牛。
• The snails are no larger than one centimetre across.
  这些蜗牛体宽不超过1厘米。
• They live by gathering shellfish and snails.
  他们靠采集贝类和蜗牛为主。
• When plants are ruined, snails and slugs are the chief suspects.
  植物被毁，最有可能是蜗牛和鼻涕虫造成的。